Mumbai: Team Telangana comprising Syed Mohammed Hashmi and Husain Ahmed from Osmania Medical College won the final of National RBI90 Quiz conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
The RBI, India’s central bank, was established on April 1, 1935. This year marks the 90th year of the Bank’s operations. A series of events are being held to commemorate this historic milestone. As part of the events a nationwide quiz was conducted for undergraduate students. The quiz was general in nature and open for participation by students pursuing bachelor’s degree courses across all streams.
In the prize distribution programme held here on December 6, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das gave away the trophy, citation and the prize money Rs.10 lakhs to winner team.
In the first round countrywide online contest was conducted. Students took MCQ format quiz in teams of two. Teams which qualified through the online contest participated in an in-person quiz for the state level round. State level winners faced Zonal levels-five different zones. This was held in Chandigarh, Kochi, Guwahati, Indore and Bhuvneshwar. The Zonal winners competed for the top prizes in the final contest.
